As she watches her old rivals in the amateur ranks excel in the professional scene, Caroline Veyre patiently waits her turn. The Quebecer should accelerate quite quickly.
The Yvon Michel Group (GYM) confirmed on Tuesday that it hopes to give Veyre (6-0) a minor title fight on May 16. The 35-year-old boxer will have already fought at the galas on March 14th and April 4th.
“It will be very demanding for me. “The goal this year is to be super active and try to achieve a 10-0 record,” explained the pugilist of French origin during her training at the Claude-Robillard sports complex.
“It allowed me to work on several technical and physical points,” she said of the two-month sanction imposed on GYM. Today I feel ready to go to three galas in a row.”
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Veyre joined the pros in August 2022 and the transition was natural. In the amateurs, she was Mikaela Mayer's last opponent on June 13, 2017 and she defeated her. On January 20th, the American fought with the winner Natasha Jonas at the top of her category.
This gives Veyre a taste of where his career could lead. In women's boxing, everything can happen very quickly.
“I can see very clearly that I belong to the elite. I'll get there little by little, that's for sure. I've only been a professional for a year. I really want it to grow for me this year because of where I am,” she said.
Additionally, she skipped the Paris Olympics to concentrate on her professional career. She reached the quarterfinals in Tokyo 2021. His record also includes a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.